Nancy Nicholson Embroidering nature
For a while now I’ve admired the work of Nancy Nicholson. She has established a reputation for her work in textiles, whilst more recently has been designing in paper and card.
Her recent range of interactive stationery and sew kits use her own designs as well as taking inspiration from her late mother Joan Nicholson’s work, who was a leading figure in the revival of stitch crafts from the 50s through to the 70s. Whilst Nancy’s father Roger Nicholson was best known as a professor of fine art textiles at the Royal College of Art, but who also painted intensively and privately, and whose work is now increasingly collected. You can find out more over at Quad Royal.
I got in touch with Nancy to discover more about her work. I love the colours and balance in these screen prints and drawings.
What is your story as an artist, how did you start and what training led you to this point ? I grew up in a very bohemian environment. Pretty much left to my own devises, but my mother encouraged me to make things from a very early age. Sorting out her brightly coloured pins and button box, making little garments for tiny little dolls, little bits of fabric and thread treasures for a small girl. I remember making a whole nativity out of paper and sitting up in bed till the whole night to finish it ! I went to Maidstone Art College and studied Graphic Design, but was allowed to work in other disciplines. as textiles was not a subject they had then … I later went on to study Textiles at Royal College of Art. 
How do you start designing… sketchbooks, research, library, internet etc ? Sketchbook first, usually in bed with tea, early morning. Then I scan those images into the computer and work them in Illustrator until I have the design right. Sketchbook work is very indulgent for me and I have two, one for just play and one with working drawings and notes.
There’s a great colour scheme that runs throughout your work, sketchbook etc is this intentional or are you just using a pallet of colours that you select subconsciously ? I love colour, who doesn’t, and I am aware that my palette is very distinctive. It is very hard to break away from a comforting family of colours, but the next new kits will challenge my default setting! In terms of consistency I do think it is important to have a recognizable “story”, and to keep a thread running through your work in terms of colour. Of course it is then easy to move within those restraints. 
Who are your inspirations / blogs you follow and designers you’d like to meet or perhaps work with ? I have many starting points and obsessions, but I have always loved folk art, both textile and illustrations, Russian children’s books, my mother and father, Joan and Roger Nicholson both textile designers, have always been enormously influential to me. I have a vast archive of images and collections of books on everything textile, folk embroidery, costume, toys, typography, graphics past and present, illustration …. Where to stop? 
Nancy’s sewkits are a beauty to behold. I’m even tempted by mister cat ! Where did the idea for your wonderful kits stem from and are there plans for a future empire of cats, birds and teapots ? : ) I initially launched my Interactive pop out cards in 2012 and they did quite well, and I am still hoping to produce my paper products. At the time I was creating my one-off intricate machine embroideries, which was the style of work I have been doing for a good 10 years, selling at exhibitions and to private collectors, but it occurred to me that I could make simpler hand embroidery kits of the images for people to make the designs up themselves. So I designed the Cat and Bird and they were so popular I moved on to design the Lovebirds and Teapot last year. I am just about to launch two large cushion designs, two 3d stuffed birds, and a range of stitch cards, all ready by the end of May. Very exciting …. There are plans to bring out some more designs which will be flower based designs by Christmas 2014. I have quite a few downloadable kits online and would love to develop these further, but my customers still prefer a real kit at the moment. 
Her drawings have also led to colouring books. 
Feast your eyes on these wonderfully rich and detailed embroidered pieces. The word ‘sumptuous’ comes to mind : ) 
Plans for the future ? where to next ? I have been lucky enough to be part of a business course since October (School for Creative Start ups) and we are showcasing our new businesses at Selfridges Hotel ….. I am really hoping to expand and sell to larger retailers, and to develop my designs to many areas of the homes market, but focusing on good design and craft. I would love to extend my designs into fabrics and paper goods also, meet new people and aspire to greatness generally. Come along to the Make Good Festival at 30 May – 1 June 2014 at Old Selfridges Hotel, London. It looks great Nancy, pity it’s a little far for me to get to, I’m sure some of my London based readers will check it out though. Do have a great festival and thanks again for taking part in my blog. We’re still not finished as I’ve been saving the best til last, aren’t these bird embroideries simply stunning ? 
You can follow more of Nancy’s thoughts and projects over on her Blog here. 
photo: Martine Boisvert
Isabelle Arsenault is an illustrator who studied Graphic Design at the Université du Québec à Montréal (2001).
After her studies, she quickly contributed to several magazines in Canada and the United-States. In 2004, Isabelle illustrated her first children’s book, for which she received the prestigious Governor General’s Award for children’s litterature in French (illustration).
Her passion for illustrated books has led her more and more to continue pursuing this path. Since then, she was a finalist on two other occasions for the GG’s (“My Letter to the World”, “Migrant”), finalist for the Marilyn Baillie Award in 2011 (“Spork”) and her book “Migrant” is among the 10 best illustrated books of 2011 according to The New York Times. In 2012, she received her second Governor General’s Award for the illustrations of “Virginia Wolf” in addition to winning Le Prix jeunesse des libraires du Québec for “Fourchon” (French version of “Spork”).
Isabelle, who enjoys working intuitively, adopts an approach to her work that is inspired by the projects she is given. Her style is infused with sensitivity and finesse. It attracts the attention of the young as much as that of older people, who can sometimes have a more in-depth understanding of it.
Today Isabelle still lives and works in Montreal.
You can find out more about Isabelle from this Q and A session in 2012 on the Perogies And Gyoza site, or through her Blog or treat yourself to a beautiful print from Sur Ton Mur. Captivating work.
Welcome to the end of the week.. are you glad to get here ? I have two friday findings that I’d like to initially mention.
Firstly a HUGE vote of thanks to the lovely Claire Ireland, whom I blogged about three weeks ago. Claire makes the wildest range of ceramic creatures that I’ve seen for ages, and as a thank you to me for writing about her, she very kindly sent me a Saggar Beast of my very own !! How excited was I to open the box yesterday and see him wrapped up in his bubble wrap nest : )
I’ve called him ‘Humphrey’ as I think it kind of fits the bill and he’s already taking pride of place on my studio fireplace. He hasn’t said anything yet but perhaps the journey has rendered him speechless… time will tell ! Many, many thanks Claire for your thoughtfulness, he will be loved.
Secondly I’d like to ask all artists who read my blog, to consider contributing an hour of their time, in creating a postcard piece of artwork for a worthy cause.
The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum are looking for artists to create and donate a postcard, (artwork size 14 x 10.5 cms) to support a gala fundraising night for the gallery. The sale night will be held on the 1st of May, 6.15 – 9pm. There will also be a pre-sale viewing on April the 30th, 10 – 5pm. The deadline for submissions is the 22nd of April, the decorated postcard should be left anonymous on the front with just the reverse signed and completed, with your email address and the title and medium used.
Please send your postcards to;
The Williamson Art Gallery and Museum,
Slatey Road, Birkenhead, CH43, 5UE. Great Britain.
For event details Email; Laura Weston, laurawestonart@Hotmail.com and Jacqui Chapman, jacqui@jacquichapman.com
I know that the talented Christopher Brown has already made some great contributions to this worthy fundraising event.
Ok onto the main blog story for today….
Two Sundays ago we travelled over to Wakefield to The Hepworth, the northern tribute to Sculptor Barbara Hepworth. This musem opened on 21 May 2011 in the city where Hepworth was born and grew up. It had over 500,000 visitors in its first year of opening and, on 5 December 2013, celebrated its millionth visitor. I did find the tinted grey concrete exterior a little austere, but also dramatic in it’s approach.
Initially you’re treated to work by fellow sculptor Henry Moore. I loved seeing this little girl drawing one of the pieces.
The next room was a collection of mother and child or two figures sculptures. How wonderfully the pieces fit together.
There was a fascinating room with a whole host of other artists work. Some lovely Paolozzi, like this collage which really caught my eye.
The gallery then covers more about Barbara’s work. Her tools, how she formed her work, the mediums she used etc.
Lovely to see images of Barbara working on pieces and the different stages of the forms taking shape.
I loved the light in the gallery and seeing her sculptures grouped together.
I also enjoyed looking through them to capture other shapes and aspects too.
Don’t forget that it’s not only the sculptures that make for an interesting gallery trip : )
Finally there was another sculpture exhibition by Erika Vogt (which to be honest didn’t do very much for me), but the walls of the building were amazing… (sorry).. and Erika’s prints/ textiles and film show was also worth a look.
There is also the St Ives, Barbara Hepworth Museum which was opened in 1976 by Hepworth’s family, following the wishes expressed in her will. The Museum has been owned and run by the Tate since 1980. It contains the largest group of Hepworth’s works, permanently on display at Trewyn Studio and garden where she lived and worked from 1949 until her death in 1975.
More detailed info about Barbara Hepworth over on this website here. All in all a grand day out, (Gromit !)
Chris Haughton Illustrator Shh! We Have A Plan
Illustrator Chris Haughton, who I was lucky to do an Illustration Masterclass with last year, has a brand new Children’s book called Shh! We Have A Plan. The author and illustrator of ‘A Bit Lost’ and ‘Oh No George !’ has crafted another wonderfully simplistic book.
Chris is great at building up the page turning tension in his books. This always goes down well with young readers and listeners alike.
Chris gives a detailed description of his ideas for the book over on his blog here. I like the way that he shows his workings, sketches and thought progressions there too. Early sketches below.
Chris says ” For my other two books, I am always asked if I used paper cuts, as they look quite like it, but in fact I did not use paper cuts at all when creating the artwork and it was all pencil and digital. For this one though because it had five characters on each page it needed some sort of drastic simplification for it to be read clearly. Not only that but I was keen for the conversations to read across the page, matching each line with the action of the character. There was so much shifting of compositions around on the pages that it became clear the best way to compose each page was by collage. In fact it made perfect sense to create a mainly silhouette image from paper cut and in fact the design of the birds also benefitted from it too. “
You can see how the image above translated into it’s digital book version by scrolling back up and comparing the two.
As ever Chris is also helped to establish Kipepeo cards in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, where a group of local women hand screen print this great range of Chris’s designs. You can purchase them here. Chris says ” The intention with setting up this screen print facility is to be able to produce many other new designs, if anyone has some saleable designs that they would be willing to volunteer, I am sure they would be very gratefully received.” Great idea and as ever fab work Chris.
Mark Hearld and Emily Sutton’s York Open Studio.
Next weekend is another chance to not only meet fellow illustrators Mark Hearld and Emily Sutton, in the surrounds of their own home, but also to purchase an original collage or watercolour from the artists themselves. Here is some of the work on show, first from Mark. Beautiful collage work, nature and animals in their natural surroundings.
The chicken illustrations are some of my favourites here. I like that extra level of detail with Mark’s painted lines.
This sparrow is fab too. You can see much more of Mark’s work by typing his name into the search function on this site.
Emily has her usual, wonderful array of antiquities and curiosities captured in watercolour.
There’s always great attention to detail. Her line work perfectly replicates the feel of the engraved transfer that would have appeared on the plate. Lovely work.
Her scenes around towns and villages depicting shops and pubs are wonderful too.
But I must say that he watercolour of the Wards the Florists is my favourite here.
Beautifully observed illustrations as ever.
More of Emily’s work to be seen on my site also, just search for her name.
Details of how to get to their home studio can be found here. There are around 70 artists in the York area taking part in the Open Studios weekend so there’s plenty to see once you’re in the area. Have fun and if you do go, say hello from me and send me some photos. : )
Ben Zank . Dreams, schemes and otherworldliness
I recently came across the work of New York photographer Ben Zank. Before I knew anything about him, I was captivated by the images and visual ideas behind his work. I instantly loved the humour and offbeat feel to the imagery.
I discovered than Ben was 23 and that five years previously had found a Pentax ME Super camera in his grandmother’s attic and from that day forward, he had grasped the challenge to capture and create his own world. I caught up with Ben who lives in the Bronx, NY to discover what makes him tick.
Hi Ben, so it’s five years on from when you first discovered the camera in the attic at the age of 18. Can you tell me a little about what you feel you have learned during that time and how difficult the journey of self teaching has been from then till today?
I’ve learned everything I know about photography in that time. I had no interest in any kind of art or photography before I picked up a camera. Photography really showed me how to appreciate things on a deeper level. I never felt like being self-taught was challenging. I mean it certainly was and still is, but I enjoy doing it so much that I don’t really find it to be an inconvenience.
I love the sense of ‘otherworldliness’ that you create with your images. Where do your ideas come from ? Many other sources (you mentioned dreams) anywhere else ?
I have a very active imagination. Unfortunately my skills as a photographer are not comparative to my imagination yet. I started keeping a dream journal. I actually had a lucid dream last night for a few minutes. I woke up and looked out my window to see a bunch of men in coats walking around in the courtyard. I didn’t think much of it until I noticed one man was attacking another, and as he did, he started to grow in size. It was at this point that I said to myself, “I’m in a dream!” I was actually able to levitate through my closed window and could feel the cold air outside blowing up against the part of me that was through the window. When I looked at my hands they were distorted mirrors. Then I woke up.
Who (if anyone) would you say are your main influences, whether they are photographers, artists or just regular folk doing other totally unrelated careers and how do they spark your enthusiasm ? Is there a line of artists or creative peeps that you’re related to ?
Inspiration comes from so many places. It would really be unfair to list a few people when there are probably hundreds who have inspired me. and more than just people. I find the most inspiring things to be locations. Nothing gets my brain working more than when I come upon a perfect environment.
What get’s you out of bed in the morning ? Either my alarm clock or when I have to pee.
How do you manage to create self portraits ?
There’s a short answer and a long answer to this…… short answer: tripod and a self-timer. Long answer: I didn’t start photography with the intention of taking self-portraits. I don’t think I’ll ever consider myself to be a “self-portrait photographer”. Let me tell you though, Taking nude photographs (and in public places) of yourself doesn’t just happen. It takes time to grow comfortable with yourself in front of the camera. I remember being afraid to take off my shirt for a photo. Everyone’s different, but the more you photograph yourself, the more comfortable you’ll be with being uncomfortable.
I saw you’re project #365, well done in achieving that, it’s quite a feat in itself. Where there many times when you thought, this is too hard, or I’m stuck and don’t know how to go forward. What drove you on when the going, got tough ? : )
Also what were the high points ? It was more than just tough. It was almost impossible. That’s why I took me a year and six months to complete it. There were days where I was just completely drained and had no ideas… and I would shoot anyway. In fact I took a photo every day for way more than a year. I just became so picky with what I uploaded that I would miss days for weeks on end.
You mentioned that when you first started taking photographs, you didn’t have any intention on making yourself the subject matter. What changed and how easy was it to not only be the main subject, but later often a nude subject in your work too. Has doing this made you a more confident person ?
It’s kind of inevitable when you get into self-portraits that you start taking nudes. I’m excited to start taking more this summer. Looking back a few years, I would say my confidence has increased quite drastically. Either from photography or just inner peace.
I was wondering if it feel strange for you, when you’re at a show of your photography, for others to see you naked in your work ? Do you somehow manage to detract yourself from the person in the images at the time ?
I haven’t shown any nudes in my exhibitions yet. so I haven’t had that experience yet. I don’t think it would be a big deal, though.
I know you often have other subjects in your work, are these mostly friends. Are there increasingly new people who either want to work with you, or people who you would like to work with ?
Yes and no. Yes, everyone who models for me is a friend. No, I haven’t gotten many requests for people wanting to model me… or maybe I’m just very picky.
Plans for the future ? I imagine they include job, trying to make a living etc ,good luck with the sales of the prints, a great idea. How much is photography a part of your life now ? Could you see yourself doing anything else ?
Not really. I plan to pursue photography for the rest of my life.
Ben has recently had over 20,000 likes on his Facebook page and is also creating quite a stir on Tumblr too. If you’re around midtown Manhattan area then pop into Bar Catalonia and see his latest exhibition ‘We Are Dust’.
I wish him well.. watch this space !
Vikki Chu Watercolour flowers for all occasions
Vikki Chu knows a thing or two about watercolour delicacy when it comes to painting flowers. She has a keen eye for colour and doesn’t shy away from producing intricately flowing and ornate illustrations. Vikki originates from Richmond, Virginia but is now based in New York.
I love the feeling of movement and fluid rhythms in her work, I got in touch to discover more.
Where did your interest and fascination with flowers come from ?
I used to work as a textile print designer and a lot of the patterns I created at that job were floral. Since then, it has become more of an influence on my work.
I can see your watercolours translating well into fashion fabrics. Have you ever thought of doing a range of womenswear summer fabrics ?
I would love to do a range of fabrics, but I haven’t had the opportunity to do so yet.
What has been your favourite commission to date ? Is there anything that you wouldn’t like to paint ?
My favorite commission has been working on the illustrations and patterns for the book Eat Pretty which just came out. Making patterns to be printed in a book was different than making them for fabric that is meant to go on a body. It was a fun project that really let me utilize my experience as an illustrator and textile designer.
I see that you already produce some lovely designs for cards and sell prints of your work too. Are there any other areas that you would like to move your artwork towards ?
I would love to make wallpaper.
What is your favourite way to work ? Direct from nature, from photographs / sketchbooks or from your imagination ?
Unfortunately, I don’t draw from life as much as I used to but I’d say that drawing using nature is really my favourite way of working.
How long do some of your intricate designs take to create from start to finish ?
It can take anywhere from half an hour to weeks. Really depends on what it’s for, but it’s definitely the digital part that takes the longest for me. I really tend to get stuck in that stage.
Fortunately for us, Vikki takes her sketchbook wherever she travels. You can sense the vibrancy or tranquillity of these cities from the way in which she has drawn them.
I sense that along with very good eyesight you must be quite a patient and articulate person to paint the intricate work that you do. What do you most / least like about your chosen profession ?
Of course I love being able to make money from something that I already love doing. My least favorite thing is definitely the long hours of sitting hunched over a desk, which is sometimes needed. It really has taken a toll on my back and I often feel like I’m actually 80 ! I’m going to make the switch to a standing desk soon.
I love your animals and little church scenes too, are there any plans for more of these painterly views or delicate blue foxes ?
Yes, I’m sure there will be more of them in the future !
Thanks I’ll be keeping an eye out for them then. You can buy Vikki’s designs on cards here at Betty & Dupree.
Boo to you !
I’m sitting here with one of the biggest grins on my face, no I haven’t finally lost the plot, far from it. In fact I’ve found the plot, along with a new member of the household ! Feeling like all my Christmases have arrived at once. I’m talking about the very recent acquisition of my 5 month old Lurcher pup : )
We’ve been ready and seriously searching for a dog for about 6 months now. After a few near misses at the rescue centres (‘I’m sorry Max was adopted about half an hour ago, you’ve just missed him’) and a definite ‘no thank you’ for a very excited Collie Cross (who was literally ‘bouncing’ off the walls), I found Boo.
Boo came from a litter of thirteen, you can see some of her early day shots here and one of her mum and dad too. She was the only one who had a little white patch near her nose, and so was distinguishable because of that. Her last owner had two dogs, and sadly the other dog didn’t really take to this young newcomer, this caused friction in the house, so it was with great regret that the owner decided that it would be better to re-home Boo. This is her now.
I’m sure I won’t regret saying this, as she’s been with us for only 5 days now, but she is such a little star. Her last owner had worked hard with her and she already knows words like sit, paw, (other paw), lie down, treat, no, and comes to tell us when she needs to go outside. She doesn’t bark (aside from when she dreams), which is great when someone knocks at the door, and for her age, she is incredibly calm and relaxed around the house… apart from her mad half hours when her toys had better watch out ! (pictures ‘Toy Story’ figures scarpering for their lives) and she’s recently started eating ants !
She’s quite nosey so, when I’m working in my studio, she likes nothing better than to stand by the window and watch the world go by; making little ‘smeary-wet-nose-prints’ on the glass. I’ll have to put some opaque perspex because apparently seeing outside all the time can lead to some anxiety issues.
Outside she gets easily spooked by other dogs/ flies and is happy with a few short running sessions chasing a ball rather than a huge walk. I’m going to take her to some puppy socialisation classes so that she can meet other dogs her age and get a chance to play a little too.
She has incredibly expressive ears and finds a whole wealth of positions to fold all her long limbs up into, whilst snuggling into her fleecy blankets.
I feel so lucky to have found her. I do believe in fate. As she had been advertised for 6 days when I saw her and her owner said that he’d had a lot of interest but out of all the people who had made appointments to go and see her, I was the only one who actually turned up ! How crazy is that, our good fortune I think.
I don’t even mind when she jumps on my bed at 6.30 am and licks my face to ‘politely’ say ‘get up I need to go out’ : )
She’s made me laugh and smile so much this week with her antics and movements, I already feel blessed by her company. No doubt you’ll be seeing more of Boo from time to time in my blogs, but I thought I’d get the doggy photos over in one fell swoop lol.
This made me smile too.
John O’Connor Engravings from Nature
John O’Connor (1913-2004) was born in Leicester where his father, whose family had come from County Tipperary, was an optical instrument maker. After Wyggeston school and Leicester College of Art O’Connor attended the Royal College of Art (1933-1937), where his teachers included Eric Ravilious, John Nash and Robert Austin.
Each influenced him, but from Ravilious he learned a great love of wood engraving.In 1936 Ravilious introduced him by letter to Christopher Sandford at the Golden Cockerel Press.
Following WWII where he served in the RAF O’Connor taught at Hastings School of Art, before moving, in 1948, to become principal of Colchester School of Art (later the Colchester Centre for Art, Design and the Media). His colleagues included Richard Chopping, who designed dust jackets for the James Bond novels, his own former teacher John Nash, and Edward Bawden, one of the finest British printmakers. After leaving Colchester in 1964, he was a visiting lecturer at St Martin’s School of Art until 1975, and at Glasgow School of Art from 1977 to 1984.
Despite these commitments, O’Connor continued a varied output of illustrations and writing. In 1948, he produced illustrations for The Funeral Oration Of Pericles and The Young Cricketer’s Tutor; two years later, he provided text and engravings for Canals, Barges And People (1950), subjects dear to his heart.
In 1949 O’Connor moved to East Anglia to take up a post as principal of the Colchester School of Art, where he persuaded John Nash to come and teach. He persistently warned students against being carried away by the ‘niggle bug’ of niggly details and scratchy engraving. One student created such a bug to hang in the studio as a caution.
His later books included Landscape Painting (1968), a guide to the practical techniques and intellectual aspects of landscape painting from the 15th century onwards, which covered everything from the use of insect repellent to the theatrical element in landscape art. He also contributed to Harper’s Bazaar, House And Garden and the Radio Times.
In the 1950s and 60s, O’Connor exhibited at the Zwemmer Gallery, in London, and had many exhibitions throughout Britain. His work was purchased by the Arts Council, the Tate Gallery, the British Museum and the Contemporary Art Society, as well as by several local education authorities; it can also be found in the Oslo Museum, the Zurich Museum and at New York central library. He was elected to the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers in 1947, and, in 1974, to the Royal Watercolour Society. He was an honorary member of the Society of Wood Engravers.
In the early 1970s, he left Colchester to move to a converted bothy in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, seeking the wildness which was fast disappearing from the Suffolk countryside. He also undertook a visiting lectureship at Glasgow School of Art. Always heavily influenced by medieval art, especially Gothic stained glass, manuscript illustrations and painting of the 14th and 15th Centuries. O’Connor was also inspired by the works of Munch, Lucas Cranach, Wright of Derby and Murillo. As well as engravings, he produced his own stained glass window designs (for the Betton Memorial window in St Mary’s, Hadleigh) and painted many watercolours as well as powerfully coloured, slightly abstract oils. He said that watercolour should be experienced as a ‘taste’, giving ‘the sense of a thirst being quenched, as if by a pool of water on a long and tiring walk’.
Until 2001, O’Connor produced a monthly wood-engraving for Richard Ingrams’s Oldie magazine, work which involved considerable physical effort. This drive to create was typical, however, and he remained active as an artist – and full of energy – despite using a wheelchair and suffering from increasing deafness. His work is held in permanent collections at the New York public library, Columbia University and the public galleries of Oxford and Cambridge. He also wrote and illustrated his own books: Canal Barges and People and A Pattern of People.
You can buy a print of John’s work over at the Emma Mason site or a greeting card over at Xantha Cards.
Abner Graboff Illustrated Smile therapy
I love the work of Abner Graboff, purely due to the fact that every time I come across his work, within seconds I’m smiling. How often can you say that happens ? I may have posted a few of these before and happily make no excuses or apologies for it. Enjoy your free smile therapy ….
Just look at that leaning cat or the shaving cat… are you smiling yet ?
Ei Ei OO !
If anyone has any more bits and pieces of Abner’s work they would like to send to me, that I haven’t already featured online… I’d be very happy to post more.
I love these curly giraffe legs and elephants trunks.
He created some classic books for children, you can read more about his career on one of the links below.
Time for a hoedown.
So be honest …are you happier now then when you first opened this blogpost ?
Perfect Illustrated Smile therapy from Fishink Blog, and a big help from Mr Graboff too : )
You can find more Abner here, here and a little here too. If this made you smile today.. please pass it on !
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